118th Congress · SENATE BILLENACTED

S. 777Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023

A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Armed forces and national security
Introduced Mar 14, 2023
Last action Jun 14, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Mar 14, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Mar 14, 2023
Veterans' Affairs
Step 3
Committee
Mar 30, 2023
Step 4
Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Passed Senate
Step 5
House floor
Moves to House
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
Jun 14, 2023
SummaryCRS Summary

This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Specifically, the VA must increase the amounts by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients that is effective on December 1, 2023. The bill requires the VA to publish the amounts payable, as increased, in the Federal Register. The VA is authorized to make a similar adjustment to the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not...

Provisions · 3 sectionsEnrolled
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Timeline · 15 actions
Jun 14, 2023
Signed by President.
Jun 14, 2023
Became Public Law No: 118-6.
Jun 7, 2023
Presented to President.
May 22, 2023
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 22, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 22, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 777.
May 22, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
May 22, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 30, 2023
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 30, 2023
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 30, 2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 30, 2023
Received in the House.
Mar 30, 2023
Held at the desk.
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.